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Pancake Rocks (3xPiP)

Pancake Rocks at Dolomite Point, Punakaiki, are one of the most famous features of Paparoa National Park on the West Coast of NZ's South Island.
A 50m thick sheet of Oligocene limestone is responsible for the distinctive topographic features in the park. The *Pancakes" are made up of resistant bands of limestone separated by thin, soft and mud-rich layers which have been eroded away by wind and water.
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Die Pancake Rocks am Dolomite Point in Punakaiki sind Teil des Paparoa Nationalparks an der Westküste der neuseeländischen Südinsel.
Eine 50m mächtige Kalksteinschicht aus dem Oligozän prägt die Landschaft des Nationalparks. Die "Pancakes" bestehen aus Schichten widerstandsfähigen Kalksteins, zwischen denen weicheres Material eingelagert ist, das von Wind und Wasser wegerodiert wurde.





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82 comments

Taormina said:

Du die sehen ja voll "lecker" aus ;)
Schön gesehen... und auch die Darstellung mag ich.
6 years ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to Taormina:

Dank dir, Katja! Die knirschen sicher zwischen den Zähnen;-)
6 years ago ( translate )

©UdoSm said:

Na das ist aber ein einmaliger Anblick...
Das gibt es aber auch in Spagetti-Form:
www.ipernity.com/doc/524691/30121005/in/album/601027
6 years ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to ©UdoSm:

Herzlichen Dank, Udo! Die Spaghetti hat Mutter Erde aus ihren Innereien rausgequetscht, die Pfannkuchen sind nur Zahnbeläge sozusagen;-)
6 years ago ( translate )

Amelia said:

I have seen pancake ice, but never pancake rocks, Gudrun. It must have been so interesting to see this geology. I'd have loved to have been there too..
6 years ago

Gudrun replied to Amelia:

Thanks a lot, Amelia! It's a great place, it has not only pancakes but also blowholes and lush vegetation!
6 years ago

Andy Rodker said:

Fascinating! New geological phenomenon to me!
6 years ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to Andy Rodker:

Many thanks, Andy! It's a highly interesting karst landscape with blowholes and caves (inland).
6 years ago

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Simply wonderful Gudrun !!
6 years ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to Jaap van 't Veen:

Thank you, Jaap! I had been looking forward to seeing this under a full moon with the tide coming in but in the evening the rain came....
6 years ago

Kama 56 said:

superbe
6 years ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to Kama 56:

Merci beaucoup, Yannick!
6 years ago ( translate )

Berny said:

Fantatsische Geologie!
6 years ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to Berny:

Schönen Dank, Berny! Das ist mein Lieblings-Nationalpark in NZ...
6 years ago ( translate )

Jaap van 't Veen replied to Gudrun:

Did you see some blowholes ??
6 years ago